Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-21

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The Lisbon paint mine is making big ship
ments of its goods to Nashua, N. H., Salem,
Mass, and to other points of distribution.
They have not enough of the material ahead
to make up any big cargoes. The demand is
constant and increasing.
The surviving members of the family of
the late Thomas and Lucy Frank of East
Poland, held a reunion at the old homestead
July IA. Of family of eight sons and three
daughters, six of the former and two of the
latter are living. aud were all present. What
| added special interest to the occasion was the
presence of one son, A. W. Frank and wife
who left Name twenty-five years ago and
have not visited the State since, their home
having been in Rochester n. Y, for q num-
Der of years. The party TO the number of
fourteen partook of bountiful dinner.
The Crystal Fountain Bottling Co., OF
Leeds junction, is finding a large sale for
their products this seeson. The machinery
is running to its full capacity to fill its orders.
KNOX.
| Capt. T II. Bramhall launched the steam
launch "Comrade," last week, at Camden.
She was built for Henry Souther. Esq, OF
Fredericksburg, Va. Capt. Coombs and son
and Judge C. K. Miller of Camden left with
| her for that port on the Goth inst.-The four
mssted ship, Frederick Billings, which was
built by Carlton, Norwood & Co., of Rock
port, and which is the largest sailing vessel
ever built in the United States, Capt. Isaac
Sherman. master, recently loaded a cargo OF
1000 tons of grain at San Francisco for Liv-
erpool-C. w. Bisbee. who has been in
| Virginia for the past few months, getting out
lumber for H. NJ. Beans new four-mssted
schooner, has returned home There are g
great many summer tourists in Camden now,
| and large numbers are arriving daily.
OXFORD.
| Wednesday, July 18th, about 10 P. M.
after an extremely hot day, a terrific wind
squall struck Bethel, and continued with VIC
lence through Thursday. Trees were broker
fences blown down, and corn and grain lev
eled with the ground. In some cases pes
vines were blown out of the ground and
punches of hay carried bodily several rods
The mercury fell 60 degrees in Elk hours.
| On complaint of Moses Alley, in behalf OF
the State, Harriet B. Maxim, L. Howard
Maxim, Horace B Bartlett and w P. Bart
lett were arraigned before Judge c. F. Whit
man, of the Norway Municipal Court. Friday
charged with committing assault and battery
on said Moses Alley. The parties are all o.
Hartford. The alleged assault and battery
arose from the contested title to hay moved
beside the road. Horace B. Bartlett wa,
fined 81 and costs; the others were dis
charged reports the Oxfsrd Democrat.
The Norway Brass Band serenaded thei
old leader, W S. Abbott, on Friday evening
last. Mr.. Abbott returned thanks and invited
the members to partake of refreshment
While in his place Dennis Pike, on behalf O.
present and past members of the band, pre-
scented Mr.. Abbott with an elegant double
gold chain. with a gold charm in the form OF
q medal, bearing on the diverse an appro
pirate inscription, the date on which he
assumed the leadership of the band, and ths
date of presentation.
| PENOBsCOT.
There are at present forty-fve boarders il
the county Jail. The number three week.
ago was only twenty five. The increase il
due to the fact that nearly everybody who ha,
come before the Bangor Municipal Court O
late has either had to pay a fine or go to Jail
and as good number are not possessed OF
the wherewithal to pay the fine, they 60 up te
the comfortable quarters on Hammond stree
to work out their board.
United States Marshal johnson arrived il
VIM Monday forenoon, and arrested B. F
Fernald, newspaper correspondent at VIM
and took him TO Portland, it is understood fo
swindling a Mrs. Lambert, U S. pensioner
or using the mails for matchmaking purposes
Frank Judkius, of Hsmpden. while at worl
at the Katahdin Ice Co.'S houses, Tuesday
slipped and fell. striking his head against
cake of ice, lnflicting a severe cut. A physi
clan was called and took four stitches In tn,
wound.
| SAGADAHoC.
Edward B. Malletts Yacht "Restless" sailet
from Bath for Freeport, Monday morning
The owner and number of friends of Free
port were on board. Mr.. Mallett proposes
cruise to New YORK and Bar Harbor som,
time this summer The "Restless" yer,
much resembles the puritan" and promises
to be like her in speed.-Three ladies an(
one young gentleman were baptised and re
ceived into the Corliss street church. Bath
SUNDAY. The Bath Times is told that tn,
Joe Young who kicked his wife to death il
Massachusetts, lately, is not the former Bail
man of that name.
There has been quite stampede among tn,
seiners from BOothbav the past week. The,
have all gone to the North Bay with the ex
ception of two or three. and they are getting
ready to go They say all of the mackere
have gone there and they are obliged to do 81
or get nothing, as was the case last year will
those who stopped on the shore. There ar,
0lstlnct1ve scnOOls OF nsn tnat Oel00g to thu
Bay, being very different from those caugh
on our coast. The bay fish are long anC
straight and hold the tapering uniform to tn,
end of the tail, while those that belong to tht
coast are very thick and full and do not begir
to taper until within an inch of the tail
YORK.
An overheated boiler set fire to the wood
work at Hane's batting mill on River street
Biddeford, Monday, and hole was burned
in the side of the building before the fire wa.
discovered No alarm was gwen and tn,
blaze was extinguished by the operatives a
the mill with the aid of the hose. The dam
age done was slight.
An accident that came very near a sad end
ing happened to the family of S. A. Moses o
Spripgvsle, Friday night. Mrs. Moses, no
f. cling well, went to a closet and got som,
medicine without light. She immediately
retired, but five minutes later realized sh
had taken the wrong medicine. Dr. Sawye
was at once called and administered antidotes
so she is better but very low. The medicin,
taken was eye wash and contained sugar o
lead-a deadly poison.